Dragons: The Viking Saga (The Prequel)

Chapter Twenty-Two: Race!! The Semi-Elimination Training--Part One

MAZRIETH'S POV

After the first flight with Flare yesterday, I've rested long enough for storing energy for the Semi-Final in the Elimination Training...

The next day, I woke up early in the morning and preparing myself for this semi-day training... I going downstairs and eating my cooked breakfast, fish and soup... While I continued eating, I see Shianne Flaversham going down and went to the kitchen room...

"Hey there, Mazrieth... Good morning..." Shianne greeted me while going to the kitchen.

"Oh hi, Shianne... Good morning to you too..." I smiled.

Then, Shianne goes through the dining table... "Hey, Maz... Looks like you've finally prepared, eh??"

"Uh-huh?? Preparing...for the Semi-Final Elimination Training... Yeah, I'm fully ready for this training..." I chucked and rolled my eyes out.

"Oh really... And are you nervous right now??" She asked me.

Am I nervous?

"Nervous? No, no... I'm not nervous at all... Although, I'm actually terrified..." Pretending to be something but I speak within Shianne that I'm really terrified by now.

"Terrified?? Why??" Shianne questioned me why. "Why are you terrified??"

"Oh well... Terrified because of what I'm seeing today...not just that, I'm---"

"Seeing?? Seeing of what?? Are there any odds for that??" Shianne sit down on the chair and dragged it to become her seat mate.

"No, no... There are no odds for this training... I meant Dad, you know... That's why I'm that terrified, okay??" Sighed and I began to worry myself as my father will be the judge of this training, "I've started to worry myself in this training, Shianne... Where my--- our father will be the judge for this Semi-Final Elimination Training...and timing, he observes us... Ugh!! I just to get worry myself..." Worried for thinking about me and Flare.

"Oh, is that you worry about...Mazrieth??" Shianne doubted me and asked. "Seriously... You just act like a coward, Maz... If you start to think right that, maybe this will be over for you... Our father always relies on you and your strength... Even me, I rely on you... Losing that opportunity to kill a dragon is very unacceptable to me and Dad... But all you need to do is to think positive in this training and be proud of it, Mazrieth..."

She stands up from the chair and walked away, "Avenging your family is your thing, right?? I hope you won't forget that purpose, Mazrieth... For you..."

"Yeah, right... For now..."

Afterwards, I'd take my leave... For real, the reason why I was terrified because I won't let my Dad or Shianne or them will figure out about my relationship with Flare...

But suddenly, my Dad appeared on my sight... "Good morning, Mazrieth..."

"Oh hi, Dad... Good morning to you too..."

"Good morning to you, Dad..." Shianne greets Dad with a smile.

Going out of the door, "See you later, guys..."

My dad later replies me, "See you at the training arena, Mazrieth..."

"Oh... Yeah, see you later..." I closed my door and begun to walk to the arena...

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When I reached the arena, there was something that surprised me... 'Huh?' They were people crowded on the area... "Why they're--?? Great, too many people..."